by COS | Jun 17, 2021 | News
The availability of containers at southern Chinese ports continues to deteriorate as carriers omit calls due to a wave of Covid outbreaks in Guangzhou province. According to the latest data from Container xChange, the ports of Yantian, Shekou and Nansha have been hit...
by COS | Jun 15, 2021 | News
The Marco Polo is three-and-a-half football fields long. It would be roughly the height of the Eiffel Tower if it was stood on its end. Image by Alf van Beem, CC- Public Domain. The Port of Virginia enjoyed a milestone event on May 23, with the arrival of the CMA CGM...
by COS | May 2, 2021 | News
Demand drivers and freight rates Driven by the pandemic and stimulus-induced consumer spending on retail goods, container shipping has been a great place to be for carriers and tonnage providers, while proving a headache for those with cargoes needing to be moved in a...
by COS | Mar 29, 2020 | News
As the coronavirus continues to spread and the number of infections surpasses 400,000 worldwide, the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (MIT CTL) took another look at how companies are responding. The research follows an online survey we conducted in January...
by COS | Mar 29, 2020 | News
It is widely expected that the year 2020 – and the new decade it heralds – is going to bring dramatic changes to global supply chains and that China will be a leading actor in this ongoing drama. Coronavirus Outbreak No one foresaw China’s role as the...
by COS | Mar 29, 2020 | News
India’s maritime industry, the backbone of the export-import trade, is seeking a relief package from the government to deal with a looming crisis as the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll on the global economy. Industry executives say that the devastation brought on by...
